Gabeiel chaeles massok-chev allies



(No Model.)

G. C. MASSON-CHEVALLIER.

GANDLE HOLDER. No. 888,894. Patented Sept. 4, 1888,

F'lEnlL NPEY I NrrnD STATES n'rnnir rivier.

CANDLE=HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,894, dated September 4, 1888,

Application filed May Q9, 18518. Serial No. 275.500. (No model.) Patented in France January 14, 1888, No. 188.145.

T all whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, GABRIEL CHARLES hLissoNCnnvALLinR, of the city of Montrcuil-sous-Bois, near Paris, France, have invented an Improved Candle-Holder for Can dlesticks and Candelabra, of which the folloW- ing is a full, clear, and exact description, and for which l have obtained Letters Patent for fifteen years in France, No. 188,145, dated J anuary 14, 1888.

rlhis invention relates to an improved candlc-holderapplicablc to all kinds of candlesticks and candelahra, and possessing the advantages ol" the ordinary save all without iis objections.` and which is adapted to hold candles of different diameters.

The invention consists, essentially, in the combination with a saucer-like sconce of nieiallic spring-clips for securely holding the candle, :is well as for rctai ning and extinguishing the remnant of the burning Wick when the candle has burned down to the end,so as to pre rent the breaking of the sconce, which freqnentl y occurs when the latter is made of glass or porcelain through the burning Wick falling into the wax which has run down in the socket.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein Figure l. represents an elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan, of the improved candle-holder iiitcd in a candlestick. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the candlevclip and sconce, while Fig. l shows the candle-clip separately.

The device comprises two distinct partsviz.,thesconce and the candle-clip. rllhesconce, which may be made ofglass, porcelain, or other material, has a brim. c, of saucer or cup forni, and a shank, b b. The saucer has an annular shoulder, c, to receive and hold the candleclip, and the shank b is slightly ccned exter- 4o nally to enable it to (it Candlesticks of di fferent sizes, and hollowed at b to receive the wax which may run down the candle. The sconce c b may also be formed in one with the candlestick.

The candle-clip shown in Fig. 4, which may be stamped out oi'sheet metal in asingle piece, consists of a ring, d, interrupted or divided, as shown, for the purpose of rendering it elastic, and has lugs e stamped upon its exterior suro face for engagement with the shoulder c, which is undercut or grooved, so as to fix the holder securely therein.

The ring d is formed with spring-bows ff, acting asclips, the ends of Which converge to the center, as shown, and are bent downward to orrn a cavity to receive and retain the residue of the wick, while the bows serve to clip the candle and hold it firmly in position. Should the candle glitter, the melted wax will pass down between the clips and he collected in the cup or socket b'.

I claim" A candle-holder constructed of a sconce or saucer, c, having a groovcd shoulder, c, and cup or socket b', in combination with a spring ring, d, and clips f, converging to the center to forni a cavity to retain the remnant of the Wick after the candle has been entirely consumed, as described.

The foregoing specification of my improved candle-holder signed by me this 18th day of May, 1888.

GABRlEL CHARLES MASSON-CHEYLLIER.

Witnesses:

BORT. M. HoornR, ALBERT MOREAU, 

